Apple Sued Over iPhone Bricking

An anonymous reader writes "The week's debate over the iPhone 1.1.1 has finally resulted in legal action. InfoWeek reports that on Friday, California resident Timothy Smith sued Apple in a class-action case in Santa Clara County Superior court. The suit was filed by Damian Fernandez, the lawyer who's been soliciting plaintiffs all week for a case against Apple. The suit doesn't ask for a specific dollar amount, but seeks an injunction against Apple, which prevents it from selling the iPhone with any software lock. It also asks that Apple be enjoined from denying warranty service to users of unlocked iPhone, and from requiring iPhone users to get their phone service through AT&T."

Re:Stupid lawsuit again...?

[suv4x4]

Why should the vendor be held reliable if YOU break his software?

Indeed, why?
Let's find out!

*flips out a cell phone and dials his lawyer*

New Twist on an Old Trick

[stewbacca]

the lawyer who's been soliciting plaintiffs all week for a case against Apple.

Man, and attorneys used to just chase ambulances.

Re:Stupid lawsuit again...?

[alshithead]

"What *was* deliberate was the encryption of the firmware to lock out third party apps/mods. That's a deliberate step to lock down the phone, as with the touch, not an unintended consequence."

They have every right to try to lock out third party apps/mods. I could create a machine that sucks dicks. Don't come crying to me if it bites your dick off if you modify the firmware to try and let it toss your salad too. My warranty would state that the alshithead dick sucker is specifically for sucking dick and alshithead will not repair, replace, or sew dicks back on if modified in any way. :P

Re:OfCOM

[Anonymous Coward]

That's ok, but can we have our jet engine back? (And the programmable computer).

Re:OfCOM

[Anonymous Coward]

how about we keep them, train some orthodontists for you and call it even.

obligitory

[Gary W. Longsine]

Soylent green is peeeeeopleeeeee!

You wrote:
"The customer is treated like a consumable."

Re:OfCOM

[lattyware]

Actually, if you want the savior debt, we are just middlemen, you want to go to France for that one.

Re:Stupid lawsuit again...?

[jcuervo]

It's not like little gnomes entered the iPhone and physically started destroying the hardware.

Or is it?!

Re:OfCOM

[ijakings]

Better yet, can we have our Country back?

Re:OfCOM

[architimmy]

I think the Germans had the first jet engine (at least the first one to be used in flight, Hans von Ohain [wikipedia.org]). Damn Germans are always second to the party but so efficient they're always first out the door.

Sounds like you Brits will have to find something else for us to give back. Maybe disc brakes or the steam engine? Personally, I think you've done enough with taking Madonna off our hands.

Re:Stupid lawsuit again...?

[Twisted64]

I could create a machine that sucks dicks.

Blueprints plz :-P